book lists

Resources for Building your School Library & Classroom Collections

• Diversifying Your Classroom Book Collections: Avoid these Pitfalls *K-12

• 17 Non-Fiction Books that Spotlight Black Scientists, Thinkers, Inventors *K-8

• Black History Month Reading List (Canadian Children's Book Centre) *Gr. 2-12

• Teacher’s Book Bank of Canadian Historical Fiction and Nonfiction Books *Gr. 4-12

• 49th Kids For Teachers Black History Month Book List *K-12

• 49th Shelf Kids Books for Black History Month *K-8

• Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners *K-12

• Social Justice Books- Black History *K-12

• Social Justice Books- Black Lives Matter *K-12

• Confronting Anti-Blackness: Books by Black Authors *K-12

• Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism & Resistance *K-12

• 20 Picture Book for 2020 from Embrace Race *K-8

• We Read Too App: Books by and for people of color *K-12

Secondary Specific Books Lists *Gr. 9-12

• 7 Essential Books to Read That Will Educate You and Your Kids on Anti-Racism by Laura Galvin

• An Antiracist Reading List by Ibram X. Kendi

• Anti-racism Bookshop List by Ideal Bookshelf

• Anti-racist book resources from Left Bank Books

• Black Stories Matter Bookshop List by Aminah Mae Safi

• Books I Loved in 2020 by Black Authors Bookshop List by Amy Spalding

• Don’t Just Read About Racism—Read Stories About Black People Living by Nic Stone

• Several Antiracist Books Are Selling Out. Here's What Else Black Booksellers and Publishers Say You Should Read from TIME

Black-Owned Book Stores

• A Different Booklist (Toronto, ON, Canada)

• Knowledge Books (Brampton, ON, Canada)

• Nile Valley (Toronto, ON, Canada)